Punjab: Farmers from Shambhu to march towards Delhi on December 6Farmers protesting at the Shambhu border plan to march to Delhi on December 6th to demand guaranteed minimum support prices for their crops...
21 Nov, 2024, 12.52 PM IST
Kangana Ranaut does U-turn on comments on farm laws, BJP distances itself, Congress seeks actionBJP MP Kangana Ranaut retracted her call to reinstate the repealed farm laws, sparking controversy. The BJP distanced itself from her remar...
26 Sep, 2024, 11.08 AM IST
Saffron in peril: Kashmir's golden harvest threatened by global warmingIn Kashmir Valley, saffron has long been more than just a crop; it is a symbol of heritage and a vital source of income for local farmers. ...
21 Sep, 2024, 01.26 PM IST
Former Haryana minister Sampat Singh to rejoin Congress"I have decided to rejoin the Congress. My move is mainly guided by farmers' interests as I feel this party can better watch the interests ...
05 Aug, 2022, 10.20 AM IST
Mamata to join hands with BJP again in case of hung assembly in Bengal: Sitaram YechuryTerming the ongoing political tussle between the TMC and the BJP as a "mock fight", Yechury alleged that the saffron party is using money f...
28 Feb, 2021, 04.57 PM IST
15 saffron exporters register for J&K Trade Promotion Organization's New York eventThe virtual promotional event is scheduled on November 18 at Consulate General of India in New York in association with JKTPO and US-India ...
12 Nov, 2020, 10.42 AM IST
Saffron prices down 15% on high imports, weak demandIt is currently being quoted at Rs 130-150 a gram in the wholesale market, and is expected to drop further as the new harvest is expected i...
27 Sep, 2020, 11.47 PM IST
Saffron surge has Kashmir farmers smilingOutput was hit in past two years but adequate moisture has ensured above-average crop this year.
27 Dec, 2019, 11.17 AM IST
Saffron prices rise 15% as snowfall damages crop in KashmirFarmers have requested the Jammu & Kashmir administration to start a crop insurance policy.
19 Nov, 2019, 02.46 PM IST
Declare apple crisis in Kashmir Valley as nation calamity, demands AIKSCCThe delegation noted that horticulture, which is the backbone of the state's economy, has suffered a double thrashing this season. Just whe...
16 Nov, 2019, 04.39 PM IST
111 Tamil Nadu farmers to contest against PM Modi in VaranasiParties like the DMK and the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam have assured full loan waiver, which is also one of the farmers' demands, in the...
23 Mar, 2019, 02.48 PM IST
Adityanath's white paper is a book of lies: Akhilesh YadavAlleging that the BJP fooled farmers on loan waiver, Akhilesh said they have understood that the government had played a cruel joke on them.
20 Sep, 2017, 05.52 PM IST
BJP raising patriotism, cow protection slogans to hide its wrongdoings: MayawatiThe BJP's "narrow and divisive" policies and "hollow desh bhakti (patriotism)" is getting gradually exposed and soon people will become tot...
03 May, 2017, 07.45 PM IST
Saffron - The costliest spice on earth is always in hot demandKashmir is India's only saffron producing state & due to floods, it is facing a possible 75% shortfall. It takes 1 lakh flowers to produce ...
24 Nov, 2014, 10.58 AM IST
Guruvayur temple to buy 10 kg saffron every monthGuruvayur temple has signed one-year contract with JKAIDC to purchase 10 kg of saffron spice at Rs 1.20 lakh per kg, every month.
24 Apr, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Farmers’ interest fall as cash crops fail to give high returns
Once trumpeted as highly profitable crops, vanilla, saffron, jatropha and safed musli seem to have failed to live up to their promise.
17 Oct, 2012, 10.47 AM IST
- Soaring turmeric prices to pinch masala makers
As turmeric prices soared to a new high at Erode market the user industries industries that use the ‘Indian Saffron’ as key raw material ar...
04 Nov, 2009, 07.55 PM IST